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Sondra
Sondra is a feminine Greek given name meaning protector of man. By 2013, the name had reportedly become quite uncommon in the United States; it had reached a peak of usage in 1939. The name may refer to: People: * Sondra Erickson (born 1942), American Republican politician * Sondra Freckelton (1936–2019), American sculptor and watercolorist * Sondra Gotlieb (born 1936), Canadian journalist and novelist *Sondra Locke (1944-2018), American actress and director * Sondra Marshak (born 1942), American science fiction writer * Sondra Peterson (born 1935), model in the 1950s and 1960s * Sondra Radvanovsky (born 1969), American operatic soprano * Sondra Theodore (born 1956), American model and actress, ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for July 1977 Fictional characters: * Sondra Tibideaux, eldest daughter of Cliff and Clair Huxtable in ''The Cosby Show'' * Sondra McCallister, a character from the ''Home Alone'' franchise. *Sondra Pransky, lead character of Woody Allen's 2006 film ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondra Locke
Sandra Louise Anderson (née Smith; May 28, 1944 – November 3, 2018), professionally known as Sondra Locke, was an American actress and director. An alumna of Middle Tennessee State University, Locke broke into regional show business with assorted posts at the Nashville-based radio station WSM-AM, then segued into television as a promotions assistant for WSM-TV. She performed in the theater company Circle Players Inc. while employed at WSM. In 1968, she made her film debut in ''The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (film), The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter'', for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and earned dual Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress, New Star of the Year. Locke went on to appear in such box-office successes as ''Willard (1971 film), Willard'' (1971), ''The Outlaw Josey Wales'' (1976), ''The Gauntlet (film), The Gauntlet'' (1977), ''Every Which Way but Loose'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondra Freckelton
Sondra Freckelton (June 23, 1936 – June 10, 2019) was an American sculptor and watercolorist. She also known as Sondra Freckleton, and Sondra Beal. Life and career Sondra Freckelton was born on June 23, 1936, in Dearborn, Michigan. She attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1955, she married to fellow realist artist Jack Beal (1931–2013). Her sculpture was included in the 1959 exhibition ''Recent Sculpture U.S.A.'' at the Museum of Modern Art (as Sondra Beal). Her work was also included in the 1964 ''Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture'' at the Whitney (as Sondra Beal). In the mid-1970s Freckelton began focusing on watercolor painting. Freckelton died on June 10, 2019, in Oneonta, New York. Her work is in the Art Institute of Chicago, the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts The Virgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scoop (2006 Film)
''Scoop'' is a 2006 Romance film, romantic crime comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Ian McShane and Allen himself. It was released in the United States by Focus Features on July 28, 2006. The film follows an American journalist and a magician being guided by the spirit of a reporter to investigate a British aristocrat who might be a serial killer. ''Scoop'' received mixed reviews from critics regarding its humor, but was a box-office success, grossing $39 million against a $4 million budget. Plot Following the memorial service for investigative reporter Joe Strombel, his spirit finds himself on the Charon (mythology), barge of death with several others, including Jane Cook, a woman who believes she was poisoned by her employer, Peter Lyman. Jane thinks Lyman, a British Aristocracy (class), aristocrat with political ambitions, may be the Tarot Card Killer, a notorious serial killer of prostitutes, and he killed her when she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondra Radvanovsky
Sondra Dee Radvanovsky (born 11 April 1969) is an American and Canadian soprano. Specializing in 19th-century Italian opera, Radvanovsky is widely regarded as a leading interpreter of bel canto, verismo, and works by Giuseppe Verdi. Her repertoire includes the title roles in ''Médée'', ''Norma'', ''Tosca'', and ''Rusalka'', Leonora in '' Il trovatore'', Lady Macbeth in ''Macbeth'', and Donizetti's "Tudor Queens": the title roles in ''Anna Bolena'', ''Maria Stuarda'', and Elizabeth I in ''Roberto Devereux''. Early life and studies Radvanovsky was born in Berwyn, Illinois, to a Czech father and Danish mother. At age 11, she moved to Richmond, Indiana. She studied at Pleasant View School and Richmond High School and then Mission Viejo High School. She sang her first full-length opera, Mimi in Puccini's ''La bohème'', in Richmond at age 21. She studied voice at the University of Southern California for two years and drama at the University of California, Los Angeles for two years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sondra Marshak
Sondra Marshak (née Hassan; born June 15, 1942) is an American science-fiction writer. She is most well known for her work co-written with Myrna Culbreath. She was a co-writer of ''Star Trek Lives!'' (1975), with Jacqueline Lichtenberg, and television producer Joan Winston. She was an early promoter of ''Star Trek'' fan culture, and a publisher of fan fiction. Early life Marshak was born to Albert Hassan and Anna Tornheim in 1942. Little is known of her early life. In an interview for ''Voyages of Imagination'' (2006) by Jeff Ayers, Myrna Culbreath explained that Marshak had earned a master's degree in history, with "straight-A honors," prior to their meeting, and that Marshak had planned to enter a doctoral program. She married LSU professor Alan Marshak, and had one son. Fannish activity Upon being introduced to ''Star Trek'' on television, Marshak was struck by the "powerful relationship between Kirk and Spock and the focus on moral and philosophical issues." She began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Cosby Show Characters
''The Cosby Show'' is an American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from 1984 until 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York. Main characters Cliff Huxtable ''Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable'' is known for his comical antics, playful admonishments, and relentless teasing humor. He lives in Brooklyn Heights, New York. Cliff had a brother, James Theodore Huxtable, who died of rheumatic fever at the age of 7. In his high school and college years, he was an athlete who did wrestling, played American football, and ran track and field. He later served in the Navy before going to medical school. He is an obstetrics and gynecology doctor who runs a practice from the office annexed to his home. In the show, most characters outside of family and friends refer to him as "Dr. Huxtable", and he is well-respected in the community. Cliff is married to Clair Huxtab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clayface
Clayface is an alias used by several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Most incarnations of the character possess clay-like bodies and shapeshifting abilities, and all of them are List of Batman family enemies, adversaries of the superhero Batman. In 2009, Clayface was ranked as IGN's 73rd-greatest comic book villain of all time. A prominent enemy of Batman, Clayface has appeared in various forms of non-comics media, and has been voiced by Ron Perlman in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU) and Alan Tudyk in both ''Harley Quinn (TV series), Harley Quinn'' and the DC Universe (franchise), DC Universe (DCU) animated series Creature Commandos (TV series), ''Creature Commandos'', among others, with live-action versions of the character appearing on the television series ''Gotham (TV series), Gotham'', portrayed by Brian McManamon, and ''Pennyworth (TV series), Pennyworth'', portrayed by Lorraine Burroughs. The character will headline a self-titled film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
